NHSTRESS

Report urges changes or face chaos

- BY CHRIS McCALL

SCOTLAND'S NHS requires "serious changes" in leadership if it is to be saved for future generations, an expert warns.

Mike McKirdy, a retired consultant surgeon, said “more of the same will not be enough” to ensure Scots can continue to enjoy healthcare free at the point of need.

“the SNP is the architect of the crisis in our NHS - they will never be the ones to fix it”.

Writing in his regular column for the Record today, he added: “We can only fix this crisis if we get to grips with the scale of it and the driving causes behind it.

“That's why Scottish Labour commissioned a landmark report into the state of the National Health Service in Scotland from Mr Mike McKirdy - one of Scotland's leading clinicians and experts on our National Health Service.

“For years, our NHS has been in a state of decline - since long before the pandemic.

“The SNP failed to adapt services in the face of a changing world.

“It chose cheap headlines over real reform.